Tom Cruise is all set to return as Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, and fans are counting the days until the movie hits theatres. This will likely be the last movie in the Mission: Impossible series, which began way back in 1996. With almost three decades of thrilling action, crazy stunts, and intense missions, the franchise is one of the most successful in Hollywood history.
The final installment, often referred to as Mission: Impossible 8, has the chance to become one of the highest-grossing action films ever. Fans can’t wait to see what wild mission Ethan Hunt takes on this time, and all eyes are on the box office numbers.
Tom Cruise’s Last Mission?
Tom Cruise plays Ethan Hunt, a top agent from the IMF (Impossible Mission Force). He’s known for handling the most dangerous and secret missions in the world. One of the biggest reasons fans love this franchise is because Tom Cruise does most of his own stunts. From hanging off airplanes to jumping from cliffs, he brings real excitement to the screen.
Each movie shows Hunt and his team facing challenges that seem impossible to solve — but somehow, they always find a way.
Big Budget, Big Expectations
The last film, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (released in 2023), didn’t do as well as expected. It had to compete with the massive success of the “Barbenheimer” weekend (Barbie and Oppenheimer), which affected its earnings.
However, The Final Reckoning is expected to bounce back in a big way. Reports say the budget for this movie is around $400 million, making it one of the most expensive movies ever made in Hollywood. To become a box office success, it needs to make close to $1 billion worldwide.
Aiming for Box Office Glory
The Mission: Impossible series has already made over $4.14 billion across the world. If MI8 performs well, the franchise could reach the $5 billion milestone, a rare feat in the film industry.
Here are the global box office earnings of all Mission: Impossible movies so far:
- Mission: Impossible III (2006) – $398.5 million
- Mission: Impossible (1996) – $457.7 million
- Mission: Impossible II (2000) – $546.4 million
- Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) – $571.1 million
- Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015) – $682.7 million
- Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011) – $694.7 million
- Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018) – $791.6 million
Out of all these, Fallout had the biggest opening weekend in the U.S., earning $61.23 million. But The Final Reckoning is expected to beat that, with early predictions suggesting it could open with over $60 million as well.
Release Date & Competition
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning will hit theatres on May 23, 2025, during the Memorial Day weekend. But it’s not the only big release – it will go head-to-head with Disney’s Lilo & Stitch live-action movie.
Even with competition, the hype for Tom Cruise’s final outing as Ethan Hunt is sky-high. Fans are expecting another thrilling ride filled with action, emotion, and unforgettable stunts.
Will this be Tom Cruise’s most epic mission yet? We’ll find out soon enough.
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